5x09 Tell It To My Heart--recap

Marco is at work rehearsing for the school drama festival as his dad looks on. His dad doesn’t want Marco to seriously take up acting as he wants him to go into the printing business with him. Marco tells his dad he wants to go into social work (though later we do find out that social work has morphed into teaching but that’s neither here nor there at present). His dad brings up that his cousin is a social worker and his cousin is gay and says that when a parent has a gay kid it makes them feel like failures.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x07/8 Turned Out:-recap

This episode at least the A plot at parts gets a bit dark and gritty and real so be forewarned.

The episode opens as JT and Liberty are talking to the guidance counselor. Liberty is six months pregnant and still only Toby and Danny know about the pregnancy. Liberty is scared to tell her dad and admits that she wants to carry the baby to term even if abortion were still a viable option. JT wants to be referred to an adoption agent but right now Liberty wants to keep the baby.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x06 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For--recap

The episode opens as Jimmy and Derek are playing one on one outside as his dad and the coach of a wheelchair ball team are watching on. He’s still a bit awkward in his chair however he’s still offered a tryout.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x05 Weddings Parties Anything--recap

The episode starts with Downtown Sasquatch practicing and they honestly sound a million times better (are they being dubbed?) they still think they suck though as they criticize one another until Jimmy’s dad comes to pick him up. Marco leaves with him and Craig and Ellie are alone. Ellie likes playing with Craig…..the band. And Craig gives her drumming tips in an awe moment if you ship Crellie (Craig +Ellie)

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x04 Foolin’-recap

I’d started to watch/recap this before but only got to the cold open and never saved my draft….anyway so it opens with JT giving Liberty his keys for a driving lesson even though she hasn’t gotten her learners. She drives pretty good and JT comments that he wants to celebrate….with condoms. Liberty isn’t in the mood needing to get into school to judge the people auditioning for video announcements. JT wonders why since school started Liberty’s been distant.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x03 Death of a Disco Dancer---recap

Don’t let the title throw you off this episode doesn’t contain a character death…

The episode opens with Paige and Alex at the theater as Paige is looking at college guides and how there is going to be a college fair at school the following week. She then asks if Alex can cover a shift because Matt is back from the Yukon and they are so going to get their date on and resume their relationship.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x01/2 Venus--recap

A new season means a New Year, new looks, new characters and lots and lots of new drama including a highly memorable Degrassi moment at least to me.

It’s the end of summer and Emma and Manny are lying out at the local pool. Emma’s got her eye on Peter whose surround by a bevy of beautiful girls and as Manny whose been bitten by the acting bug is telling her friend she hopes that she gets a call back from the agent she sent her profile to Emma hopes Peter notices her. She worries that she’s got stomach rolls and flabby thighs which is massive foreshaddowment for later in the season and soon she explains to Manny how Peter is the first guy she’s liked since Sean. (I guess Chris is being ret-conned or the rebound guy means nothing to her) Emma can have the guys….Manny has one goal….fame.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (I believe it was the same theme music honestly wasn’t really paying attention. The Ashley/Craig and Jimmy/Spinner title cards have changed into a Craig/Jimmy one panning to Spinner who is awkwardly watching his ex-friends (Ashley is gone from the opening and from cannon until the finale) The Sean/Raditch scene has now become Peter/Miss H and there has been an added Jay/Alex scene promoting them to the main cast.